The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller
John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library
Service to Children
to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American
literature for children. Newbery awards have been given out since 1922.This years Newbery award winning book is Flora and Ulysses by Kate Dicamillo. A girl named Flora and a squirrel named Ulysses, whose life was saved by Flora after he was involved in an incident with a vacuum cleaner, team up to use Ulysses' superpowers to conquer villains and protect the weak.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English
illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by
the Association for Library Service to Children to the artist of the most distinguished
American picture book for children.Caldecott awards have been given out since 1938.This Years Caldecott award winning book is Locomotive by Brian Floca. All aboard! Accompany a family on an unforgettable weeklong train trip from Omaha to Sacramento in 1869. Brian Floca’s dramatic watercolor, ink, acrylic and gouache illustrations incorporate meticulously-researched portraits of the train, the travelers and the crew as they traverse the American landscape on the new transcontinental railroad.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal,http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal, Destiny
